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1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 76

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Russell P. Letterman (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating W. Max Bossert (R) by 5.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Russell P. LettermanDemocrat · winner
52.7%8,158
W. Max BossertRepublican · incumbent
47.3%7,324
15,482 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+2.71972D+32.71974D+26.11976D+27.41978D+23.61980D+9.81982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET